Reviewer: boo123, 65-74 (Patient)

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little dryness

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little dryness
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Reviewer: brunhilda, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Salagen works OK, that is, it helps me most of the time. The problem is they need to make an extended release version. I find that after about 3 hours my mouth is getting dry again. The way I use it is to take 5mg every three hours which ends up being 5x day. Obviously a pain in the neck. It also seriously increases the urge to urinate frequently which is another inconvenience.

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Salagen works OK, that is, it helps me most of the time. The problem is they need to make an extended release version. I find that after about 3 hours my mouth is getting dry again. The way I use it is to take 5mg every three hours which ends up being 5x day. Obviously a pain in the neck. It also seriously increases the urge to urinate frequently which is another inconvenience.
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Reviewer: ToniMinFlorida, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I'm currently taking 1-5mg tablet 3x daily. It's almost immediately effective and has improved my life immeasureably. The SS makes swallowing and speaking nearly impossible. The only negatives are the times between doses as they've worn off and the "drying times" return. It's my plan to seek either more frequent dosing or some other change so the dryness relieving effects are extende ... Show Full Comment

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I'm currently taking 1-5mg tablet 3x daily. It's almost immediately effective and has improved my life immeasureably. The SS makes swallowing and speaking nearly impossible. The only negatives are the times between doses as they've worn off and the "drying times" return. It's my plan to seek either more frequent dosing or some other change so the dryness relieving effects are extended. I can't imagine functioning without pilocarpine but the generic is costly though less so than the name brand, of course.
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Reviewer: maryfran07, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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If I take the dosage Dr. gave me 5mg 4 x day, I'm soaked with sweat and feel like I could choke on my own saliva. It actually run out my mouth. Broke tablets in half and only take 2 x day. I stopped and would wake up with my tongue and mouth so dry I thought I would choke, had to take tiny sips of ware to make mough wet.

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If I take the dosage Dr. gave me 5mg 4 x day, I'm soaked with sweat and feel like I could choke on my own saliva. It actually run out my mouth. Broke tablets in half and only take 2 x day. I stopped and would wake up with my tongue and mouth so dry I thought I would choke, had to take tiny sips of ware to make mough wet.
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Reviewer: Charlene, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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